On Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Hannibal Pirates had to settle for an 11-9 defeat against the Liberty Eagles. Hannibal has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Liberty's part, Levi Hoener was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jackson Sims, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hannibal's loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hannibal beat Liberty by a score of 13-0 later that day.
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